Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Let's low-carb diet
Let's go low carb for our children.
When I saw our company booklet with its pristine cover saying 'low-carb diet book', I initially thought the reading material is about healthy foods. Wrong! In fact it has nothing to do with our bodies.It's actually about the environment. More particularly, it's about how we can help in reducing carbon emissions at work and at home. (I thought the booklet title was somewhat cheeky: Low-carb pertained to low carbon emission, not low carbohydrate diet. It did serve its purpose though because it hooked me into reading its contents -- and they are very informative!).
I thought it would be nice to share this reading with you so you could also do your own share of 'low-carb dieting'.When travelling...
Carpool. When commuting to work or to malls, share a ride with others.
Be easy when driving.You can reduce your fuel consumption by up to 30% by driving at 50mph rather than 70mph. Drive smoothly. Agitated people drive erratically, increasing fuel consumption.
In the office...
Save trees. Reuse paper that's been printed on just one side (except if it's a confidential document, of course! I once made a thoughtless mistake of making a scratch paper out of someone else's payslip and I got some scolding from my boss.).
Do it right the first time. Think, run a spell-check and proofread online before printing any document.
Online newspapers are often cheaper (you can't really swat a fly with it but that's fine).
Use double-sided printing whenever you can.
Switch off and unplug your computers at the end of your workday.
Bring your own coffee mug in the office and avoid, if you can, using disposable cups.
At home...
Train your family to switch off and unplug appliances that are not in use.
Engage family members to recycle things (I said things, not food!). If you have unused toys, bags, shoes, clothes, there are always other people who'd want them.
Use e-billing to save paper.
Refuse disposable bags (this, I think, is the most important thing I need to learn because quite frankly, I don't if I can't leave without using plastic bags).
The booklet ends up in saying that we may not be able to do everything but any 'low-carbon' change is a good change -- so please do what you can.
Let's. For our dear planet. And for our dear children.
(Note: Philippines rank low in carbon emissions.)
Other interesting readings on low carbon emission:
wow mali!!!!nice one kuya nebz
yun pala yon ^_^
kala ko nga rin it's one of those diets uli which turned you into a health buff.
May Low-Carb din nga pala pagdating sa environment--kala ko sa diyetang pang-katawan lang. Nakakatuwa. Gusto kong i-share ito sa aking mga estudyante.
Thanks for sharing, Nebz.
naku! salamat sa pagpapaalala. nawawala na naman kasi ako sa sarili ko. dapat talaga lagi akong pinapaalalahanan. bad boy!
These are very practical advices but will surely create great impact on climate change!
Nabasa ko sa huling ang Pilipinas ay mababa ang carbon emissions. Naku ang Australia siguro nangunguna 'yan. Wala kasi akong actual data, pero I'm sure mataas ang greenhouse gas release dito.
Ang galing ng title ng book. Akala ko tuloy nung una, "aba, health issues ang topic ni Nebz today." I agree, whether the results of effort would be small or big, it's the initiative that would really matter. Dito nga sa UAE, dahil hindi matipid mostly ang mga local sa kuryente, naweweirdo-han sila pag nagpapatay ako ng ilaw before ako umalis sa cubicle sa office.
Pati ako nakuha mo ang atensiyon ko, kala ko you're into low-carb diet na hehehe...those are nice tips though. Bakit kaya mababa ang Pilipinas sa carbon emission? Dahil marami ng nagtitipid sa atin? o dahil masyadon matipid ang pinoy, lahat tinitipid, yun dyaryo ginagamit pa sa pambalot ng tinapa at pagkatapos sa probinsiya na baryong baro pa, ginagamit pa rin yun sa alam mo na sa pagpahid ng dapat ipahid hehehe....
Thank you for your very interesting post. A "must read" read article, we save money,environment earth, and humanity.
a blessed weekend.
I thought diet-related yun pala "green" article... nice one, Nebz! Thanks for sharing!
pareho kami lahat ng akala,he he he. ang galing nito nebz.yun pal yun,..sa madaling salita. magtipid at magingat sa paggamit ng mga bagay na di natin mapapansin habang tumatagal nauubos narin.:)
p.s.
balik site na naman ako kaya eto,pasulpot sulpot na naman ulit!
At the start of 2009, I've been very strict with ensuring that everything was unplugged when not in use. I saw my electric bills significantly go down. It's working well!! :)